Newsroom Archive for 6/17, 2006

The Sorensen Institute's Second Annual Summit on Blogging and Democracy in the Commonwealth, a two-day event in Charlottesville, wrapped up this afternoon. By every account the conference was a great success and offered something for everyone. We will be bringing you plenty of photos from the event in the coming days. Look for audio from a few of the speakers to be posted this afternoon.

Thank you to Verizon for supporting the event, as well as to all the speakers and participants who shared their time and expertise with others. Virginia is all the better for your efforts. We enjoyed having you all visit Charlottesville, and look forward to seeing you again soon. Please stay in touch!

Bob
McDonnell, Virginia's Attorney General, spoke on Friday, June 16 at the
Sorensen Institute's 2006 Summit on Blogging and Democracy in the
Commonwealth.

The Attorney General's comments are attached to
this post as an MP3 file. He spoke for just over 21 minutes. He was
introduced by Elizabeth Hooper of Radford University, a student in the College Leaders Program Class of 2006.

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling spoke at the 2006 Blog Summit today, June 17. His comments are attached to this post as an MP3 file. The Lieutenant Governor spoke for just over 29 minutes. He was introduced by Jarrett Ray of James Madison University, a student in the College Leaders Program Class of 2006.

Washington Post reporter and blogger Michael Shear
spoke today at the 2006 Sorensen Blog Summit. His comments, including
the complete Q&A that followed, are attached to this post as an MP3
file. Mike was introduced by Holly Mattocks of the University of
Virginia, a student in the College Leaders Program Class of 2006. This audio lasts approximately 40 minutes.

The MP3 file attached to this post includes the concluding remarks given by Sean O'Brien, the Executive Director of the Sorensen Institute, at this year's Blog Summit. The remarks last just over three minutes.